| Event name: | AU-18-001 | |
| Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Darling River, HAB Area code(s): AU-16 |
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| Additional location information: | 50 km stretch of Darling River, Menindee region | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2018-12-19 End: 2019-01-30 |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: | ||
| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Chrysosporum sp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 49 °C, Min: 23 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional Environmental information: | reduced river flow, high water temperature, low oxygen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | crisis meeting on water flows; calls for Royal Commission | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | A million fish dead, including bony bream, Murray cod, and perch. Some cod claimed to be 50+ years old. | ||||||
